Methods and Apparatuses for Cross-Layer Processing

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the user space application, when executed by the processor, is further configured to update the nexus with an intent identifying the data packet is ready for transfer.

3. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the nexus, when executed by the processor, is further configured to call the device driver in response to receiving the intent.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the nexus, when executed by the processor, is further configured to allocate memory within the driver packet pool to the device driver to service available bandwidth of a network communicatively coupled to the computer system when the network is congested.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the memory allocation from the driver packet pool comprises a physically contiguous memory allocation that supports buffer cloning to the device driver.

7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the nexus, when executed by the processor, is further configured to generate a fully formed data packet from packet data queued in the user space application packet pool and to transfer the fully formed data packet as the data packet to the driver packet pool.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the executing the nexus comprises calling the device driver in response to receiving the intent.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the executing the nexus comprises allocating memory within the driver packet pool to the device driver to service available bandwidth of a network communicatively coupled to the computer system when the network is congested.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the memory allocation from the driver packet pool comprises a physically contiguous memory allocation that supports buffer cloning to the device driver.

17. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the executing the nexus comprises calling the device driver in response to receiving the intent.

18. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the executing the nexus comprises allocating memory within the driver packet pool to the device driver to service available bandwidth of a network communicatively coupled to the computer system when the network is congested.

19. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the memory allocation from the driver packet pool comprises a physically contiguous memory allocation that supports buffer cloning to the device driver.